NSMQ 2022: Prempeh College To Defend Trophy After Beating Mfantsipim School To Reach Finals

• All is set for the 2022 NSMQ finals as Prempeh College, Presec Legon and Adisadel College go head to head
• Prempeh College will hoping to equal Presec Legon's feat of winning the coveted trophy back-to-back
• Should Prempeh College win, they would have win the trophy six times, just like Presec Legon

Prempeh College moved past Cape Coast giants Mfantsipim School and Presby SHS in Abetifi in the semi-final contest of this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) to advance to the grand finale on Wednesday, October 26.

With this feat, the Kumasi-based school stands the chance to win back the coveted trophy back-to-back for the sixth time. Presec, Legon is the only school that has achieved that feat.

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Prempeh College will now meet Presec Legon and Adisadel College at the final contest of the popular science and maths contest on Wednesday.

The grand finale is billed to be a keen contest as Presec Legon also eye’s the trophy after losing marginally to Prempeh College last year.

Adisadel College reached the final by beat Opoku Ware School and St Augustine’s while Presec Legon beat St James Sem and Kumasi High School.

The Primetime Ltd production remains the strongest pull of alumni of secondary schools in Ghana.

Twitter buzzes with 2022 NSMQ tweets

Since Sunday, October 23, 2022, NSMQ 2022 has been trending on Twitter with former and current students of the three schools headed for the grand finale expressing confidence of wining the trophy.

YEN.com.gh has compiled some of the comments on Twitter.

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Adjor (@thekingadjor) praised Adisco for advancing to the finals:

"ADISCO Check like Madrid before the Season start the Target be say go Finals and shock the Favorites like Chelsea. Good job boys #NSMQSemis"

3 NSMQ Past Winners And Contestant And What They Currently Do For A Living

In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that the National Science and Maths Quiz started in 1993 and has had countless brilliant students from various secondary schools in Ghana competing in it over the years.

Laurinda Adusu-Donkor and her St Roses Senior High School teammates were among the first students to ever compete in the NSMQ.

Laurinda is now head of department at 37 Military Hospital.

Bubune Adih, a former MTN employee, won the championship for Mfantsipim School in 1999 with his teammates and Paul Azunre, a former Opoku Ware NSMQ contest won in 2002.

Source: YEN.com.gh